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Leroy Neiman Autog'd Fight Poster Hearns/Hagler #952497

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Leroy Neiman Autog'd Fight Poster Hearns/Hagler #952497
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Item acquired in Las Vegas from the former oddsmaker at Caesar's Palace Sports Book. It was autographed by artist at the time of the fight. </em></td>
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Title: "1985 Hagler vs. Hearns FIGHT POSTER from Caesars, Las Vegas "<p>Artist: LeRoy Neiman<p>
Signature: Signed in the plate by the artist. Inscribed in magic marker by the artist: "To Arnie, Master Oddsmaker, (s) Leroy Neiman"<p>Age: Contemporary 1985<p>Medium: Serigraph Poster<p>Art Size: 24" x 30"<p>Frame: 25" x 31". Nicely framed, under acrylic in narrow modern metal gold-tone frame. <p>Condition: Art is in excellent condition. Frame in very good condition.<p>Provenance: The "Arnie" referred to in the inscription was the oddsmaker in the Caesar's Las Vegas sportsbook at the time of the fight. The poster was signed by the artist and given to him to commemorate the fight. Poster was acquired from him here in Las Vegas several years ago and has been in the personal collection of NAR.<p>Notes: It took just eight minutes--three rounds--for this fight to be indelibly etched into the history books. It was billed simply as "The Fight" in 1985. Today, many boxing historians have changed that slightly, to "THE Fight." "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler (60-2-2, 50 KOs) was the defending World Middleweight Champion. Tommy "The Hit Man" Hearns (40-1, 36KOs) was the reigning Junior Middleweight Champion, moving up a weight class. Both fighters had built their reputations on punching power. So this head-on collision had the potential to be a slugfest. Many fight fans regard this as the fight of the century.<p>BIOGRAPHY: LeRoy Neiman was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and studied at the Art Institute ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Used/Very Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1985</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Leroy Neiman</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:30</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:24</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Leroy Neiman Autog'd Fight Poster Hearns/Hagler</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Impressionism</td></tr>


<tr><td>Location:Las Vegas, Nevada</td></tr>
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